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Default Dec 23, 2020 at 09:55 PM
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Yesterday while I was watching a movie, for 10s or so I felt I am not real . It's hard to explain. I used to feel like this a lot in the past when I was younger, but haven't felt like this in awhile, and almost forgot about it.
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Default Dec 24, 2020 at 07:39 AM
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What you experienced sounds like depersonalization. It's a disturbing sensation that can be the result of extreme anxiety.

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Default Dec 24, 2020 at 08:52 AM
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Do you think it may be some sort of dissociation (i Was going to write it in caps)? Perhaps that is something worth discussing with a therapist or pdoc although if it happens rarely perhaps it is not worth worrying about that much. Feel free to decide this! SEnding many Safe, warm hugs to BOTH you, @Diurnal, your Family, your FriEnds and ALL of your Loved Ones! Keep fighting and keep rocking NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, OK?!
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Default Jan 30, 2021 at 07:36 AM
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I had it as a child too, usually when tired and with a group of people I didn't know. I wouldn't be anxious then, as far as I know.
It didn't happen very often.

As an adult, about 4 years ago, I started getting a very occasional brief phase of what I came to see as depersonalisation. I was at the bus stop one day, and suddenly felt like my life up until now had never happened. It lasted maybe 10 minutes.

I had similar perceptions another few times since, maybe 4 or 5. Sometimes I felt like I was moving or swimming in measured slow motion. Only ever for a few minutes. Not usually accompanied by anxiety or moods.

A few times I have had derealisation, where my surroundings feel unreal. That usually happens when in a depressed or other unpleasant mood, and is much less pleasant.
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Default Jan 30, 2021 at 08:58 AM
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I’ve experienced similar things, usually at work and I know those particular experiences were due to stress and anxiety. I was also driving home one night and until I got to about a mile from my house I felt like I didn’t know where I was, even though I’ve driven/been driven down these roads nearly all my life. It was just one of those weird things I couldn’t attribute to any underlying feelings at the time.
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Default Jan 30, 2021 at 02:19 PM
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I had and have that feeling a lot. Never connected it to stress, axiety or any other feeling really. Much rather, these things tend to happen when I am in a completely neutral or "blah" mood.
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Default Jan 31, 2021 at 10:56 AM
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That happens to me quite often. It used to be very stressful when I didn't know what it was. Nowadays when I know what's going on its easier to simply wait until it passes. But of course, it's not fun.

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